I think there is no one who does not know that theft and robbery are the cornerstones of America and Western civilization. Money is the heart that beats to keep the Western world on the move. If you want people to build a great civilization like ours then kneel down before the god of money.Continue reading “RKS African Literature: Theft and Robbery the Cornerstones of American and Western Civilization (Ngũgĩ Wa Thiong’o)”
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RKS African Literature: Theft and Robbery are the Measure of a Country’s Progress (Ngũgĩ Wa Thiong’o)
Believe me when I say that theft and robbery are the measures of a country’s progress. Because in order for theft and robbery to flourish, there must be things to be stolen. And in order that the robbed may acquire possessions to be stolen and still be left with a few, they must work harderContinue reading “RKS African Literature: Theft and Robbery are the Measure of a Country’s Progress (Ngũgĩ Wa Thiong’o)”
RKS African Literature: Mistaking Foreign S*** for a Delicious National Dish (Ngũgĩ Wa Thiong’o)
Where are our national languages now? Where are the books written in the alphabets of our national languages? Where is our own literature now? Where is the wisdom and knowledge of our fathers now? Where is the philosophy of our fathers now? The centres of wisdom that used to guard the entrance to our nationalContinue reading “RKS African Literature: Mistaking Foreign S*** for a Delicious National Dish (Ngũgĩ Wa Thiong’o)”
RKS African Literature: English Cultural Imperialism (Ngũgĩ Wa Thiong’o)
“You talk as if you knew I came from the university, and it is true. I am from there. I’m a kind of research student in culture. I’m a junior research fellow in African culture. Our culture…sorry I mean our culture. That is what I call English cultural imperialism. Cultural imperialism is mother to theContinue reading “RKS African Literature: English Cultural Imperialism (Ngũgĩ Wa Thiong’o)”
RKS African Literature: Rent Control in Nairobi, Kenya (Ngũgĩ Wa Thiong’o)
On Saturday morning Warĩĩnga was visited by her landlord, the owner of the house in Ofafa, Jericho, Nairobi, in which she rented a room. (A house or a bird’s nest? The floor was pitted with holes, the walls gaped with cracks, the ceiling leaked.). The landlord told Warĩĩnga he was increasing her rent. She refusedContinue reading “RKS African Literature: Rent Control in Nairobi, Kenya (Ngũgĩ Wa Thiong’o)”
